Lead Storeroom Clerk- Food and Nutrition

Cooper University Hospital•Camden, NJ

13h•Onsite

About The Position

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development. Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey.

Requirements

Prior food service experience required.
Knowledge of inventory management.
Basic knowledge of computers required.

Nice To Haves

5-8 years of food service and/or shipping/receiving experience preferred.
Knowledge of Joint Commission Procedures preferred.
Demonstrated knowledge of perpetual inventory control, shipping, receiving and storage preferred.

Responsibilities

Placing daily orders to 6-8 vendors and conducting daily inventory on said items (Bakery, Dairy, Produce, Coke, Pepsi, Edward Don, Hubert, etc.)
Implementing the Pull Sheet system, working closely with the Executive Chef to pull all products from the freezer in accordance with recipe requirements days before for every cook.
Managing the day-to-day operations of the receiving/distribution area of nutritional services.
Identifying damaged goods and assessing quality and condition.
Receiving and documenting/verifying all food & beverage orders, including small equipment orders, on a daily basis.
Ensuring proper rotation of all products using FIFO (first in, first out).
Recording temperatures in the storeroom, including the walk-in refrigerator and freezer.
Sweeping and mopping all floors, under racks, and corridors in front of the storeroom on a daily basis.
Assembling all requests for floor stock/requisitions to be delivered and/or picked up by courier to all external buildings.
Taking temperatures of food deliveries.
Participating in monthly departmental inventory.
Maintaining efficiency and safety throughout the area.
Identifying dead stock (expired stock).